Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume V, Number 14, 7 ʻApelila 1866 — Ka Aina o Palesetina. [ARTICLE]

Ka Aina o Palesetina.

I HELU 2. j j Na Kula a me na Aioawa. j O na kula nui o Palesetina, oia na kn- | la o Lepanona, o loredane, o īeriko, o ; Ese(hrelona, a me ko Kahakai. j 1. O ke kula o Lepanona (Lehanon,) j lie awawa ia, no kona inot ana mawaena I o na hilani mauna kauhke o Lipano (Xibanm>) a me Ane-Lipano (An?i-Libanns.) ; O ku hapa nui o keia kula, ua komo iio- | ko o ke anapuni o Solomona, a he wahi hapa uuku wale iho no ko pHlesetina Ponoi, fPalestii:e Proper.) aka, ma kona j mooleio inaoli, a me ka m«>oleIo honila, j | ua p'ili me Pa!esetina. O keia kuia i ! ! hoopuniia, oia ke Ka!e-Suria o kā poe j j kahiko, (Cuele-Suria) o ka inoa e kapa- j ! ia nei i keia wa, o ela—Peka ei—liekka) j j he awawa ke ano o keia iiioa. Aneane | paha e 90 mile ka loa inai ka akau a itiki | i ka hema, a o ka iaula he 11 miie, ane- ' ane no e like loa ka iauin uiai ka akau n hiki i ka hema, koe aku nae ka welau l akau loa, he paiahaiaha ioa ia,ao ka we- | lau hema. hoi, he ololi. A o keia kula no p&ha ke kula oi o ka waiwai, o me ka aoao nani o Suria. lle momona ka iepo, he nui ka w&i mai nu mauna wai puna 1 mni, e kalie aun ma keia aoao keia aoao ; ' he oi nae ka wela o na la o ke kau, no 1 | ke kupono ioa o na kukuna o ka la ma | | ia waiii. Ona punawai ihola keia, o ua • oioa uliul'i la i na men ulu, i kauiana ai i ! na wa a pau ; a i keia wa, lie wahi uuku j waie no kn i mahiia. a o ka nui aku, ua ! waiho waie ia i kula hoioholona, no ka : poe Arabia. j he Kttla o īort4ane (Jordan.) Pili ; keia inoa i n& iihi wai o na moana wai & j me kū muiiwui o lore«iane. Ma keia ku- ) la, ua mahuahua ne ka wela, i ko ke ava- ■ wa o I.epanona, a ua uiu pono ka laau j pama. a me kekahi mau hua »i o ka He- \ ma. Aia wale no nae ma na lihi wai o ■ ka muliwai, a o ka moanawai o Genesa- | reta (Gennesareth,) a me na kaliawai lii- j lii; he j«noa waie no ka hapa nui o ke j

MHHMaHHHMHnMauannaoMKMnHaa i kula ; o ka wela loa ma na wahi wai. he ; kumu ia e ulu nui ni na mea kupu, a ma i kahi wai ole, he panoa wale no. 3. O ke Kula o leriko fJericho.) he wahi hamama waie iho no ia iloko o ke kula o loredane ma ke Kai Make (Dead Sea.J Oka iaula mai kahi aoao. a i ka- ! hi aoao mai, he 10 ai ka 12 mile. Aole i wahi laula loa e ae o ke kuia o loredane. < ! O ke kula nui o leriko, he iiapa i ka wal oakua, aka, no ka nui launa ole o ka wai j a me ka wela, ua ulu nui r»o na niea kaj nu ; a no ka uliuli ana i na mea ulu o j keia kula. ua kaulana ia i kela kau keia \ j kau. Ua hoikeia e kekahi kanaka o lo- i I sepa CJosephus) kona inoa, o ka oi keia j i o ke ku'a uliuli ma ludea, a ua kapaia ia j "o ka aiiia akua." Ua iia no hoi kona i mau mahinaai, he nani, a me kona uiu j laau pama ; ua ikeia kona ano maloka o ; 0 ka Palapala Hemolele, i kakauia'i o le- | riko, li Ke Kuianakauhale Laau pama," j (Kahw. 34:3; Lunk. 1:16.) He aina | | meli no hoi keia a ine na hua ai eae o j ka Honua nei, a me ia mau iaau aku he j nui wale, r>iole i ikeia na inoa o ia uau i laau e ko Hawaii nei.) aka, o ka laau j Sukamorea, ua ikeia ma ka Baibala (Luka j 19:4 ) Ona mea kupu i kauiaua ai o ( leriko, a i olioli ai hoi ka hapa nui me ko Aigupila, ua kaikahi loa i keia wa. Hookahi wale no laau pamu i koe iho ma ke ■ kula ; o na sukamorea, ua nalowale loa, ' a me ia mau iaau aku. j 4. Oke Kula o Esedarelona (EsdraeI Ua pinepine ka ikeia nna o keia j ma ka moolelo Hemolele, (Lunk. 4:13,- | 16; 5:19; 2 Na'lii 23,29; Zek. 12:11 ;) j he kahua kaua nui hoi ia no ka poe luj daio, a me na lahui e aku, malalo iho o i ka inoa ke meawa oMegiilo (Megi«ido) a j me ke aiuawa o lezereela (Jezereel) a ma !ko losepa knpa ana oke Kula Aui. O | ke ano nui o na mea i hanaia malaila i j ikeia iloko o kn moolelo kaliiko a hiki I mai i keia inau ia, <>ia no ke kaua mau | ana ma ia wahi i ka wa kahiko, a ua hele paha a ma'u ia kula i ke koko o na kanaka kaua o kela lahui keia lahui, malalo iho o ka lani. Ekolu mauamanao kei ia kula, e moe nna kahi i ka hikina i ke ; awawa o loredane, ua aue like ke ano I me ka huinakolu oi, a he 13 a 14 paha ' mile iiia ka akau, a he 18 mi)e ma ka hiI kiua, a he 20 a oi aku mile ma ke komohana o keia kula, ua iiiwai ioa i ka nana aku, me ka aui ana o ka aina a hiki aku, 1 ke kaiwaenahonua, a ma ka hikina he nnuunuu mai ke kumu mai o na mauna ; mai ka aoao hikina mai, i hamama mai ai ekolu awawa nui a hui me ke awawa o loredane. Ua kaawale keia awawa i na lalani mauna o Gileboa a me Ileremoj na Uuku, a o ke uwawa mawaena o keia mau lalani. oia ke awawa ponoi o lezereeia, o kahi inoa hoi keia, o ke kula o Ese« | darelona i kekahi wa i kapaia aku ni e | na kanaka. Oke awawa o lezereela, he ! kula poopoo ilalo, he 3 paha mile mai ka- ! iii n kahi aoao a kahi noao. O ka J nanaina o ke Kuia Nui i ka wa ulij uli i na mea ulu, a nani hoi, he mea hau- ! oli loa ia. Ika malama o lune e lena'i ka huita, ame na mea like. Aneane no e oloheiohe loa keia kuia i kauhaie oie, he kakaikahi wale no na hale ma ktt aoao 1 o ka inauna Karemela. ' i j I 5. Oke Kula o Kahakai, oia no kahi paiahalaha o ka aina e pili ana i kapa- | kai, mawaena o ke kai ame na mauna. i I Ma kekahi wahi, i na e ioaa ka mauna ; I iioko o ke kai, aiaiia, ua kapaia he iae-loa, j , aka, ma ke kahakai hoioukoa o Paieseti- j | na, he mau kula waie no. Ma kekahi j wahi» he paiahalaha a he ololi hoi ma kekahi wahi. He mau kipuka one ma ke- ; kahi wahi; aka, ma ka hapa nui oke ku- ' la, he momona )oa ka iepo e uiu nui ai 1 na mea kanu. He pumehana ka noho , ana ma na wahi a f/ao, aole nae he iike ; me ka noho ana o na aina uka ka oluolu ; loa. Aole loa i ike ia keia inoa iioko o i ka Palapaia Heoioiele. Oka aoao e hu- ) ii ana i Samsria, a mawaena hoi o ka | mauna Karemeia (Mount Carmel) a me j lapa (Jaffa) e kokoke ana ike kula lepo f momona, ua kapaia o ke Awawa o Sarona (Va)ley of Sharo» ;) a o ka aoao hoi j | ma ka hema, mawnena o lapa a me Gaza, \ ua kapaia o ke Kula, t akaka'i mai ka , \ aina puu ae o fuda. j